by Kathy Bildner Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter member and Chairperson, Grant Committee If you are looking to identify a plant and all you know is the color, try the Missouriplants.com web pages. To further narrow down your choices, it is helpful to know if the leaves are one…
by Wild Ones members Betty Struckhoff and April Anderson In October 2018, St. Louis Wild Ones contributed to a project at the National Museum of Transportation to demonstrate the use of native groundcovers. Along with Wild Ones monetary support, some members participated in the planting of groundcovers in beds that…
By Dawn Weber Member-at-Large, Plant Sale Chairperson, and Chairperson, Technology Committee, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter During the 2019 Mother’s Day weekend, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter sold 2,282 Missouri native wildflowers and shrubs to Spring Wildflower Market shoppers that were eager to learn about and purchase native…
by Ann Earley and Bob Siemer To celebrate the Stanley Cup, let’s keep the Blues theme going….with bluebirds! Registration is now open for the Missouri Bluebird Society Annual Conference, which is returning to St. Louis for the first time in almost ten years. Conference speakers include Wild Ones member Margy…
Are you ready? Do you have your flats and possibly a small cart for transporting your native plant purchases? Cash and/or checks? The Shaw Wildflower Market is here! Visit our booth at the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) on Friday, May 10 (pre-sale for Garden members) and Saturday, May…
Registration is now open for the annual, and always excellent, 2019 Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop. This year’s workshop will take place on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 2019 As in some previous years, we will offer a special Friday night reception, book signing and presentation by the…
by Marypat EhlmannBoard Member-at-Large and Tabling Events Chairperson, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Q: How many Wild Ones members does it take to spread the word about native plants, about benefits to pollinators and wildlife from gardens growing native plants, and about the good news of the St Louis chapter…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter 2018 has been a very good year! It’s been a year of impressive growth and significant activity for Wild Ones-St. Louis Chapter, and for the native landscaping movement in the St. Louis region. Throughout 2018, the chapter celebrated its 20th…
Introduction by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter This post is written by Mitch Leachman, who is Executive Director of St. Louis Audubon and a member of Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter. St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program is one of the four partners represented…
Looking for more information about using native plants in your landscape? The Fine Gardening Symposium, as part of Shaw Nature Reserve’s Native Plant School, will focus on planting design, plant selection, installation and maintenance methods for optimal owner, community, and wildlife success and satisfaction. Dates and times: Friday, October 19…
